September 23, 1997

GENEVIEVE FIRESTACK

PERRYVILLE -- Genevieve M. Firestack, 73, formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997, in Denison, Texas. She was born Jan. 2, 1924, at Silver Lake, daughter of Walter and Clara Henderson Coffelt. Firestack was a computer operator with Teamsters Local 952. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary in Denison...

PERRYVILLE -- Genevieve M. Firestack, 73, formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997, in Denison, Texas.

She was born Jan. 2, 1924, at Silver Lake, daughter of Walter and Clara Henderson Coffelt.

Firestack was a computer operator with Teamsters Local 952. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary in Denison.

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Survivors include two daughters, Patty Birtcher of Beaverton, Ore., Nancy Smith of Denison; two brothers, Ralph Coffelt of Milwaukee, Wis., Walter Coffelt Jr. of Rio Rancho, N.M.; a sister, Emma Hudson of Perryville; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, and a sister.

Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Dr. Chet Haney officiating. Burial will be in St. Rose of Lima Church at Silver Lake.

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